How to create a new form?

The first time you need a form, you might start from Google Forms, from a folder in Google Drive, or from the spreadsheet where the answers should end up. Google lets you create one for free from all three, and each gives you a form with Google's look. With Formfacade, you create a form with your own branding instead, and the responses are still collected in your Google Form, so you can sync them to Google Sheets and share them with your team.

Below are three ways to create a new form with Google's own tools. Each gives you a form with Google's look. For your own branding, create your form with Formfacade.

There are three ways to create a new form. [1] You can create a new form by choosing either a blank form or an existing template in Google Forms. [2] You can create a new form directly from Google Drive. [3] You can create a new form using Tools > Create a new form menu option in Google Sheets.

Create a Google Form

  • Go to forms.google.com
  • Click on + Blank form or an existing template
The Google Forms home page with Start a new form, showing Blank form and templates, with Blank form and Template gallery marked

Create a form from Google Drive

  • Go to drive.google.com
  • Right click or click on + New button, select Google Forms and click Blank form
The New menu in Google Drive open at Google Forms, showing Blank form, Blank quiz and From a template, with Google Forms and Blank form marked

Create a form in Google Sheets

  • Go to sheets.google.com
  • Open an existing spreadsheet or create a new spreadsheet
  • Click Tools > Create a new form
The Tools menu open in Google Sheets, with Tools and Create a new form marked

Summary

If you need a new form, you do not have to start from the Google Forms home page. You can create it in Google Forms, in Google Drive using the + New button or in Google Sheets using Tools > Create a new form. You can also create your form with Formfacade.

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